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thankless - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'thankless' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Thankless [ a.]
- Not acknowledging favors; not expressing thankfulness; unthankful; ungrateful.
- Not obtaining or deserving thanks; unacceptable; as, a thankless task.

Meaning of 'thankless' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . thankless [ a]
Meaning (1):
- not feeling or showing gratitude
Example in sentence:
  • How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is / To have a thankless child!;
  • ungrateful heirs
2 . thankless [ s]
Meaning (2):
- not likely to be rewarded
Example in sentence:
  • grading papers is a thankless task

Nearby Words:

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